Symbols are abstract words that represent something else.
Everything is a symbol. My name is a symbol for me. Kappa Delta is a symbol for
my sorority and everything my sorority stand for. Basically everything is a
symbol. The words are considered arbitrary and ambiguous, but the meaning is
what is great and matters. Symbols are arbitrary because they have no true
connections to what they stand for. Why is a closet called a closet or a wallet
called a wallet? There is no true reason but that is what those objects are
called. The name may not have a lot of meaning but we all know what they mean.
If you were to ask someone where the bus is, they would understand. Though the
general meaning is known, the specific meaning is not, that is why symbols are
ambiguous. The meaning of a best friend to me is different than a best friend
to someone else. Symbols are all around us and have a lot of meaning.
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